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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of health care providers working in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

From: Job satisfaction and turnover intentions among health care staff providing services for prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Variables

Total N

Percent

Age in years (N = 197)

 < 30

35

18

 30–40

73

37

 > 40

89

45

Sex (N = 192)

 Female

184

96

 Male

8

4

Education (N = 206)

 Primary school

19

9

 Secondary school

38

19

 College (certificate)

77

37

 College (diploma) and above

72

35

Professional title/cadre (N = 210)

 Nurse officer

58

28

 Nurse midwife

55

26

 Nurse attendant/auxiliary

68

32

 PHN/HBC nurse

29

14

Duration in current position (N = 194)

 < 1 year

12

6

 1–5 years

97

50

 5–10 years

42

22

 > 10 years

43

22

Distance from home to work (N = 199)

 < 1 h

46

23

 1–2 h

69

35

 > 2 h

84

42

Health facility level (N = 213)

 Hospitals and health centres

41

19

 Dispensary

172

81

  1. Some variables have missing data; thus, the total in each category does not always add up to N = 213
  2. PMTCT prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, HBC home-based care nurse, PHN public health nurse